A 7-story building collapsed in Bahçelievler! Surrounding houses have been evacuated, statement from Istanbul Governorate.

A partial collapse occurred in a 7-story building located on Yadigar Street in Bahçelievler Zafer Mahallesi. Upon notification, fire brigade, police, AFAD and health teams were dispatched to the scene. The teams took security measures in the surrounding area and started working in the building. The work of the teams is ongoing.

STATEMENT FROM ISTANBUL GOVERNORSHIP

Istanbul Governorship made a statement regarding the partially collapsed building in Bahçelievler. The statement said, "A partial collapse occurred in the 7-story building located on Yadigar Street in Bahçelievler District on Thursday, June 27, 2024, around 04:45. The building, which was determined to be built in 1980, collapsed partially.

Many AFAD, fire brigade, 112 emergency and security teams were dispatched to the scene. In the examination conducted by the teams at the scene, it was determined that there were no casualties, injuries or people trapped under the debris.

SURROUNDING BUILDINGS EVACUATED AS A PRECAUTION

The buildings around the collapsed building were evacuated as a precaution, and necessary security measures were taken at the scene," the statement said.

"3 FLOORS ADDED TO A 4-STORY BUILDING BUILT IN 1980 IN 1994"

Bahçelievler Mayor Hakan Bahadır, who connected to the live broadcast, said, "There is a 4-story building built in 1980. 3 more floors were added in 1994. When there was a loud noise in the 7-story building at night, our neighbors went outside and the 3 floors collapsed. Currently, floors 4, 5, 6, and 7 are standing. In the search and listening operations, it was observed that there were no injured or dead. It is not an evacuated or collapsing building. It is a normal inhabited building. There are apparently 10 apartments in total."

"I BROKE THE DOOR AND GOT THE CHILDREN OUT"

Ayhan Taşkın, who said that his own house was also damaged due to the collapse, said, "I live in the neighboring building. Our building also has significant damage. The bedroom is completely gone. We were sleeping at that moment. I heard a noise and woke up. I barely saved the children as the wall collapsed. We were very scared. I broke the door and got the children out of the bedroom," he said.

"THOUGHT IT WAS AN EARTHQUAKE"

Another citizen named Harun Kolal said, "We heard a noise. We thought it was an earthquake. We went to the windows. We saw that the building collapsed. There was a construction site right across from it. The cranes were working. We could feel the shaking even from the main street. These buildings are all old," he said.

"OUR BUILDINGS SHAKE EVEN WHEN A TRUCK PASSES"

Zeynep Dernek, a resident of the neighborhood, stated that urban transformation work should be carried out and said, "All the houses in this neighborhood are old. There is a construction site here. Our houses shook. Even when a truck passes, our buildings shake," she said.